More pressure on Prince Harry to propose to Cressida Bonas? His on-off girlfriend of six years, Chelsy Davy, could soon be ‘off the market’.

I can disclose the vivacious 28-year-old lawyer is enjoying an increasingly serious relationship with suave society jeweller Charles Goode, 30.

The couple have been on holiday together in Bodrum, Turkey, and Chelsy has visited his mother’s home in the Devon seaside resort of Torquay.

Goode designed the diamond engagement ring for Cressida’s half-sister, Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, and her rings when she wed Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson’s son, Sam, last year.

The Mayfair jeweller also created the wedding bands for Branson’s nephew Ned RocknRoll when he married Titanic star Kate Winslet in 2012, as well as the diamond and platinum engagement ring for Harry’s cousin, Zara Phillips.

Chelsy, the Zimbabwe-born daughter of a wealthy South African safari farmer, split up with Harry in 2010 after a tempestuous relationship.

She was later reported to have told friends: ‘There’s no way we are getting married. It’s not a life for me.’

Charles, a third-generation jeweller at Goode & Son, took Chelsy to meet his 52-year-old mother, Jackie, who runs Hennessy restaurant and cocktail lounge in Torquay.

Just this month, it boasted its very own Michael Bublé menu — Italian meatballs and deep-fried prawns — in tribute to the singer.

The young couple later went for a meal at The Elephant restaurant in the resort.

As
I reported last Friday, Chelsy and her lover were joined on holiday in
Turkey by Cressida’s half-brother, City investor Jacobi
Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, and his girlfriend, heiress Irene Forte,
granddaughter of Trust House Forte founder Lord Forte.

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Chelsy,
who works for London law firm Allen & Overy, was previously courted
by Matthew Mills, son of former Culture Secretary Dame Tessa Jowell and
lawyer David Mills, and also by property developer Taylor McWilliams,
to whom Goode bears a striking resemblance.

Couple: Prince Harry was photographed on a rare public outing with Cressida Bonas during the England v Wales rugby match last month

Previous: Chelsy with her former boyfriend Prince Harry in 2010

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